Diane Urbani de la Paz

Movie popularity: $8 escape or just great films?

What a relief: Tucking yourself inside a dark envelope, letting the wide screen wash you in color and light -- and sweep you onto a… Continue reading

“Wendy and Lucy” actor makes appearance on Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND ¬­-- After seven sultry weeks of "Slumdog Millionaire," one of the most popular films to hit this town, the Rose Theatre is switching… Continue reading

Sequim schools expect fewer teachers, larger classes if state funding declines

SEQUIM -- Classrooms at Sequim's five public schools will be more crowded next fall, while fewer teachers and support staff will serve the district's 2,800… Continue reading

VIDEO STORY: Both sides of Border Patrol issue reflected in dueling demonstrations in Sequim snow

SEQUIM -- In the space of two hours Saturday afternoon -- during near-horizontal snow, sleet, wind, rain -- this town saw a demonstration by about… Continue reading

20,000 sea creatures to help marine center stay alive

PORT ANGELES -- If Port Angeles were a compact ocean and you went snorkeling in it, you'd find just below the surface a wild community:… Continue reading

Sequim Food Bank rededicated to longtime volunteers

SEQUIM -- Nina Fatherson wasn't clear about why Sequim Food Bank volunteer Stephen Rosales was making such a fuss. Rosales insisted that Fatherson, the food… Continue reading

Young, old branch out at Clallam YMCA art school

11The Clallam County Family YMCA threw open the doors of this two-room schoolhouse on Saturday to welcome artists such as Hailey Christiansen, 3, and her… Continue reading

Hat’s incredible! Children read Dr. Seuss masterpieces

SEQUIM -- Monday was a big-hat day for Judie Lawson. In her roomful of highly animated first-graders, Lawson -- that is Mrs. Lawson, a 25-year… Continue reading

28 start down path to citizenship in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES ¬­ -- They came from the four directions. Each one sought two things: freedom to vote and freedom from hassle. At the Jefferson-Clallam… Continue reading

Ex-mayor, wife named Sequim Citizens of the Year

SEQUIM -- To collect herself, Sherry Schubert had to turn away when her name was announced at Tuesday's Sequim Citizen of the Year award luncheon.… Continue reading

Sequim Planning Commission chairman, under fire for his housing development, resigns

SEQUIM -- Larry Freedman, longtime Sequim developer and chairman of the city Planning Commission, put an end to speculation about how those roles conflict by… Continue reading

Could it be . . .? No, just Hollywood look-alikes at Oscar party

PORT ANGELES -- Marilyn Monroe and "The Dark Knight's" Joker -- both in snowy white -- shone brightly in Port Angeles on Sunday night. They… Continue reading

2009 Sequim Irrigation Festival queen selected

Holly Hudson, 17, receives the queen's crown from 2008 Queen Jennifer Lancheros at the climax of the 114th annual Sequim Irrigation Festival's pageant Saturday night.… Continue reading

Where songs take wing: Walk in the woods reveals sights and voices of birds

1Any Wednesday, you can embark on a free field trip into the woods, over the Dungeness River and up the Olympic Discovery Trail with one… Continue reading

Tribe opens renovated bar and grill at golf course

DUNGENESS -- A high-tech tour of the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, a bagpiper who pipes off into the sunset and free cake are to… Continue reading

‘Bionic Woman’ now delves into human potential

DUNGENESS ¬­-- Lindsay Wagner's living room was filled with bright sunlight Thursday afternoon as the blue Dungeness Bay sparkled just beyond the glass doors. And… Continue reading

Proposed water well curbs draw fire in Sequim forum

SEQUIM ¬­-- A plan to limit new wells in the Dungeness Valley drew a torrent of people to John Wayne Marina on Wednesday night. The… Continue reading

Eight compete for Sequim irrigation crown

SEQUIM -- If you could use a little cheering-up amid these dead-of-winter conditions, consider a youthful octet headed for the stage this weekend. Eight girls… Continue reading

New Sequim radio station hits the World Wide Web

SEQUIM -- In a voice warm as butter, "Susie" reminded a world of listeners Tuesday morning: "Only 31 days left until spring." Susie Pearce, known… Continue reading

Some birds come and some birds go; Peninsula Audubon watchers sense effects of warming

SEQUIM -- The coo of a mourning dove and the tat-tat of a gadwall offer clues to the North Olympic Peninsula's future. Both humble brown… Continue reading